Worse night ever!
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chowhound
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smoke king
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Biskit
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They do make great pets with a bit of modifications.
That's what they thought about Lefty.............but they were wrong.
I don't care how many modifications you make on him, Lefty would never make a great pet. Can you imagine trying to house break him???They do make great pets with a bit of modifications.
Lefty
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Are you suggesting that perhaps the skunk had other ideas for Lefty?
I got ideas for him, thats for sure.
Lefty
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and he say hey SK, how have you been?So a guy walks into a bar with a skunk under his arm...................
Lefty
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Thanks honey, it was an interesting night for sure.
Lefty
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Smart alec.
That's a whole other can of worms, Lefty. What happens when you catch him? I've been there and the end result is you getting sprayed again. Will animal control come and pick up the skunk in the trap? (They won't do it here.)
Lefty
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Animal control better come get it. I'm not going to get sprayed again. They leave a full trap out there to long I would be getting in some target practice. (30 ot 6) no evidence that little pest was here.
chowhound
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I was talking to a pest control guy by his pickup a few years ago, when he told me to keep my voice down. I guess I was getting "excited" about something. Then he lifts a blanket or tarp in the back of his truck, didn't have to move as we were right there, and there's a skunk in a havahart trap. So I'm guessing throwing a heavy blanket or canvas tarp over them calms them down some so you can move the trap. Funny thing is, you can usally smell a skunk even if they haven't sprayed, but the tarp must have been holding the odor in too, or I would not have been standing 2' away from it.
Skunks are really pretty blind in that they can only see a few feet in front of themselves. Really interesting animal in that once they are de scented they have little to no smell unlike even a cat or dog. They are easily trained to use a litter box like a cat and as effectuate as dog. They do tend to walk the perimeters of a room as again they have trouble seeing. We had one for about 5 years which is about their life span. Very clean and loyal animals just hard to get a veterinarian to treat one since they think ever one of them has rabies. Mine was born and raised in captivity as well as coming from a pet store as a baby. He also got along well with my dog, cats, rabbit and a ferret. When you own one you can also say good buy to bugs of any kind as they eat all they can find and the bugs know it leaving soon upon their arrival. Ferret's by the way smell really bad beside being bitters.
My luck wasn't as good with animal control. I bought several live traps to catch raccoons and skunks, but they wouldn't come and get them. The skunk sprayed as soon as I got near the trap. I ended up just releasing him because there was no way I could put that thing in my car!!! The raccoons are easier in that they don't spray, but they do claw and bite through the wire when you pick up the trap and then, they crap!!! I'm telling you - animal relocation is a lot harder than it looks.
The tarp idea is something I've never heard before, Chow, but I am definitely filing that away for future use. Thanks.
The tarp idea is something I've never heard before, Chow, but I am definitely filing that away for future use. Thanks.